European authorities arrested over four dozen people accused of running a “super cartel” that controlled a third of the cocaine trade in the continent.
Coordinated raids took place across Europe and the United Arab Emirates between Nov. 8 and Nov. 19, targeting control centers and drug trafficking infrastructure in Europe, according to Europol. The agency said that it arrested 49 “drugpins” during the course of its operation.
“The scale of cocaine importation into Europe under the suspects’ control and command was massive and over 30 tons of drugs were seized by law enforcement over the course of the investigations,” Europol said in a news release.